How to get a backlink from public-apis
github.com/public-apis/public-apisLast updated
Open submit page on github.com/public-apis/public-apis (opens in a new tab)In short
- What you get
- A listing page on public-apis (“GitHub list entry”)
- Link type
- Unknown. We have no record of it; check once your listing is live.
- Cost
- Free.
- Time
- About 10 minutes of your own work, plus whatever review the site runs.
- Requirements
- Open a pull request adding one public API with auth, HTTPS and CORS details in the table format. Conditions apply.
- Submission path
- Not yet checked by us. Our note: “Site's own page seen 2026-11-05”.Official page we read (opens in a new tab)
Before you submit
- Open the submit page first and confirm the form still exists: we have not tried this path ourselves.
- Once your listing is live, inspect the link's rel attribute: our record of the link type is unconfirmed.
How to submit to public-apis
Get your material ready
Open a pull request adding one public API with auth, HTTPS and CORS details in the table format.
Meet the site's conditions
Read public-apis's stated conditions below and make sure your entry meets them.
Submit on github.com/public-apis/public-apis
Open the submission page on github.com/public-apis/public-apis and complete its form — that is the "Open submit page" link at the top of this page.
Open the submit page on github.com/public-apis/public-apis (opens in a new tab)
Conditions and cautions
public-apis's stated conditions
A free tier is required; one API per PR. Marketing-style PRs are rejected.
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